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Patricia Donoho Hughes

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Preceded by
  
Jeanne Dorsey Mandel

Role
  
Harry Hughes' wife

Name
  
Patricia Hughes


Religion
  
Episcopalian

Profession
  
Teacher

Spouse
  
Harry Hughes (m. 1951)

Succeeded by
  
Frances Hughes Glendening

Born
  
August 18, 1930 (
1930-08-18
)

Children
  
Ann Hughes; Elizabeth Hughes

Alma mater
  
Sorbonne (1949), Bryn Mawr College (1951), University of Delaware (1966)

Died
  
January 20, 2010, Denton, Maryland, United States

Education
  
University of Delaware, University of Paris, Bryn Mawr College

Patricia Donoho Hughes (August 18, 1930 – January 20, 2010) was a First Lady of Maryland, married to former Maryland Governor Harry Hughes. She was educated at Sorbonne (1949) and Bryn Mawr College (1951) before getting married on June 30, 1951. She later continued her education at the University of Delaware (1966). Mrs. Hughes was a teacher and educator by profession.

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While serving as first lady in the 1980s, she worked to restore Government House, the governor's mansion.

Family

The Hughes family lived in Denton, Maryland, and have two daughters, Ann and Elizabeth.

Death

Hughes died on January 20, 2010, in Denton, aged 79, after 16 years of battling Parkinson's disease.

References

Patricia Donoho Hughes Wikipedia